Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
HO0DLUMS AT HAMILTON
TRY TO QUIET O'BRIeN WITH A
REVOLVER BULLET.

The Determined freshman Treated t" q
FusilIade of Lead After His Lectnre-A
Perilous Experience at the Hotel Door
The Coschman Receives Wound in the
Wrist-A Rush for q Refuge.
HAMILTON, Ont, May 24-There were
about !, 900 people at the Grand Trunk rail-
editor of United Ireland, a score of the
most prominent members of the local branch
of the Land league being present as recep-
ton committee. When the train arrived and
the visitors made their appearance they were
greeted with cheers. An address of welcome
WAS presented on behalf of the local league
TO William o Brien, welcoming him 10 Ham
ilton The address expressed gatitude for his
services 10 Ireland; pain at the cowardly
action of the intoerant bigots of nelghbor
ing city in attempting his life, and trusting
that he was now III "A city where he would re-
ceive fair play,
An immense crowd blocked the street oppo-
site the hotel where Mr. O'Brien and Kiihride
were STAYING, and in response to their cheers
Mr. O'Bren stepped upon the balcony and
bittuV II W. tlftIhiitES i'i Nhtli
hearty welcome, expressing the hope that ere
long. in the place of having to come from
ireland to Canada to tell Of the woes of the
Irish people, he would he able to invite Cana
dians to witneS, the peace and prosperity of a
people tlonr!Shins under a parliament sitting
at College Green, Dublin
The O'Brieu meeting in the Palace rink was
grand affair. A squad OF police patrolled
the street in front of the rink and kept a
crowd of l 500 people back, while a large
number inside the building unanimously en-
iorsed the statements of the speaker, The
chairman james O'Brien, president of the
local branch of the Irish league introduced
the speaker, and declared that he would have
a far hearing in this city. An address by the
league to O'Bnen was then read MIR O Brien
on rising received an ovation He repeated
his familiar Remuneration of Lord Lans-
downe's treatment OF his Irish tenants and
was frequently applauded He spoke for a
shorter time than at his previous lectures on
account of his weakened condition
A resolution OF sympathy was passed, and
the meeting closed with cheers Tor u Brien,
kilbride, Gladstone, and Parnell After the
meeting a crowd pursued the cab contain,
ing Messrs O'Brien and Kitrid. on its way
to their hotel, and some shots were fired and
q cahmaH hit, and stale eggs thrown, hut the
visitors suffered no hurt and were safely
housed in their hotel under police escort
Although O'Rrien and the other occupants
of the coach escaped harm from the mob, the
driver, named Nelson, was not 50 fortunate
He was shot in the wrist AMI had to drop the
but E,sir, s.
league took them up aud dashed the horse
into gallon The firing continued, and il
was seen by the flashes AT the time of the re-
ports that it proceeded from knot of men
in the middle Of the square. The ROYAL hote
is very near the square and the carriage ar
rived at it in three minutes from
the time of the shooting Here a moi
had gathered They crowded around the car
riage and would not let its occupants get out
Mcmahon, who was armed, finally crawlet
out of the coach window, and, drawing hi
revolver, threatened 10 shoot into the crowC
if they did not let OBrien out He manage,
to get the door onen. aud Just then the police
who had b,-eH wondering where O'Bren haC
gone to, ran up and beat the crowd back dow
the street A shower of rotten eggs from tbs
retreating mob despatched the front Of tn,
hotel Neither 0'Brien or any of his part,
was hit John Nelson, the wounded driver
was taken to the city hospital where hi
wound was dressed The doctor pronounce,
the wound a serious QUE
Mr.. O Rrien told reporter that the polio,
arrangements were admirable and that he hat
nothing to condemn III them No polio
force could have prevented this last attempt
on my life" hei~aid. ''All there is.about it
] have had another miraculous escape iron
death, but | don't feel in the least bit de
tered from going on with this tour to tn
end -" Two bullets were found in the panel.
of Mr. O Brien's carriage